What will and WON'T happen at the Olympics

The Tennis Space

Friday, 27 July 2012

What will and won’t happen at the Olympic tennis tournament:

Steve Brenner, The Sun:

Men’s gold medallist: Novak Djokovic.Women’s gold medallist: Serena Williams.What WON’T happen at the Olympic tennis tournament: The Olympic Flame won’t set Henman Hill ablaze and be doused by 250 litres of Pimm’s.Do you like the Olympic mauve at the All England Club? Is she in singles or doubles?

Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated:

Men’s gold medallist: Roger Federer.Women’s gold medallist: Serena Williams (boring picks).What WON’T happen: The U.S. will not sweep the gold medals. The men’s singles event will almost assuredly go elsewhere. But – remarkable for a country whose tennis status is constantly criticised – the Yanks and Yankettes could win four of five. Serena Williams is the frontrunner in singles. Though unseeded, she and her sister ought to win the doubles. Bob and Mike Bryan are top seeds in the men’s event. And the team of Mike Bryan and Serena Williams could win the mixed event.Do you like the Olympic mauve? With some trepidation, I must admit that I rather like mauve. It’s not altogether different to the usual colour scheme and the backdrops play quite well with the colour of the grass. But don’t tell my wife I have these kinds of opinions about colour schemes or it will upset the balance of our relationship…

Men’s gold: Roger Federer.Women’s gold: Agnieszka Radwanska.What WON’T happen: There will be no press reports about the price of strawberries.Do you like the Olympic mauve? No – it looks very out of place.